Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Countesswells site closing date extended
The closing date for offers for the Countesswells development site in Aberdeen has been extended.
The Press and Journal says the site was put up for sale in May after the company leading it collapsed.
An original date of October 14 had been set for offers by Shepherd Chartered Surveyors.
However, Shepherd's Chris Grinyer confirmed it has now been postponed until next month.
He said: "The level of information for interested parties to consider in relation to Countesswells is substantial and, following discussions with interested parties, an extension of the closing date to November 18 was set by the administrators."
Shepherd was appointed to find a new owner for the scheme - which includes plans for thousands of homes, as well as shops and schools - after Countesswells Development Limited foundered in the wake of the oil and gas downturn and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Off to the world plumbing finals
A former apprentice from Aberdeenshire is heading to Germany to represent the UK in the world plumbing finals.
Connor Cruden will be one of 20 national finalists at the WorldSkills event in Lahr next week.
Mr Cruden won his place in the contest at the SkillPLUMB UK finals in 2019, where he was declared Britain's most accomplished apprentice plumber.
The BBC says the competition was originally scheduled to take place last year in Shanghai, China, but was moved to Germany because of continuing Covid restrictions.
Mr Cruden grew up in Huntly, where his parents are farmers, and is now based in Turriff.
Warning over 101 phone line and police jobs
Police Scotland warned yesterday it may have to suspend its 101 non-emergency phone line and lose thousands of officers and staff under government spending plans.
The BBC says the Scottish Government has proposed giving the criminal justice sector, including the police, a total of £11.6billion over the next four years.
This would see most services receive the same amount of cash every year.
But, with inflation currently at 10.1%, it would mean a significant cut in real terms by April 2027.
This could lead to a "hollowed out" police service that would lead to rising crime rates and victims being "let down", MSPs were told.
In a submission to Holyrood's criminal justice committee, the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland said the proposals in the government's resource spending review meant they would need to make savings of between £200million and £300million to fund pay awards and absorb other inflationary pressures.
Offshore strikes over
North Sea drilling maintenance workers have accepted a 10% increase in their rates of pay, bringing strikes to an end.
The 450 workers covered by the United Kingdom Drilling Contractors Association have accepted improved rates of pay, backdated to June 1.
Last month, workers rejected a proposed 5% pay offer - resulting in a 48-hour stoppage on October 20.
Energy Voice says participants included employees and contractors working on behalf of Archer, Maersk, Transocean and Odfjell.
Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said: "Unite is determined to achieve improved pay, terms and conditions for our members and this shows their fight was worth it."
Railway line open again
The railway line between Inverness and Aberdeen has been reopened following the completion of 11 days of work on a new station near Inverness Airport.
Buses replaced trains during the disruption to rail services.
Network Rail Scotland said engineers had worked around the clock to finish upgrades to the line between between Inverness and Nairn.
A new 3,117ft passing loop was laid, three sets of points installed and almost four miles of rail were renewed.
The work involved laying 2,900 sleepers and using 10,000 tonnes of ballast.
The BBC says the new £14million station at Dalcross is due to be completed in December.
New ferries on the way
Two new ferries are to be ordered to help relieve pressures on west coast services operated by CalMac.
Transport Scotland said £115million had been allocated to build both ships similar to ones currently under construction for the Islay service.
The BBC says the plan is to deploy the ships on the Skye triangle route and award the contract by the end of the year.
Musk at Twitter – with sink
High-profile entrepreneur Elon Musk has posted a video of himself walking into Twitter's headquarters in the US.
The clip shows him carrying a sink, though the significance of this is not known.
The BBC says the billionaire faces a Friday deadline to complete the £38billion purchase of the social media site, which he announced months ago but then tried to abandon.
However, Mr Musk then agreed to move forward with the deal earlier this month.
"Entering Twitter HQ - let that sink in!" he wrote.
Mr Musk has said the social media site needs significant changes. At least one report has suggested he is planning major job cuts.